Sunday School and church notes list services and events
Vacation Supply Committee led Sunday School supplies with dates and workers. Second Church notes announce sermons by Rev. Swetland and others, prayer meetings, Jr C E open air gathering, a fruits of the spirit pledge drive, and a Ladies Missionary sale August 13. Attendees include several local clergy and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Perrine
Wm. DeBow
Weaver K
Eubank
Yardville
Chas
Everitt
D. D. Belmar
W. J. B. Edgar
Jamesburg
R. W. Swetland
Peddie Institute
Ernest Lux
Ladies Missionary Society of the Second
Cranbury Plans Erection of Municipal Building
Cranbury Township enters agreement with Alvab W. Forman to build a terra cotta block and stucco municipal building in Cranbury. Architect Warren H. Conover to supervise work with a total cost of $8,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Clerk’s Office
Township of
Cranbury
Alvab W. Forman
Ian Warren H. Conover
Inmate Steals Ford, Heads Toward Trenton
Sergeant Hebner received word at police HQ in Trenton from the New Jersey State Home for Boys at Jamesburg that a 15 year old inmate stole a Ford from Cranbury and was headed toward Trenton. Police were given the description and asked to apprehend him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebner
Trenton
New Jersey
Jamesburg
Cranbury
Hardings Adams and Madden The self made man’s rise
The piece highlights how Harding became owner of the paper he once set type, Adams rose from 50 cent daily wages to head of a sash and door factory, and Madden advanced to president and manager of a construction firm owning a stone quarry. It argues the key question is direction after starting points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican National Committee
House of Representatives
Harding
Cranbury Scout Troop Finances Report 1921
The Cranbury Troop reports dues totaling 8476 and camp fees for 17 boys at 10 each plus other receipts. Disbursements include cat rental, camp site rent, boat hire, food and sundries with a balance of 95.38 deposited to Cranbury Bank Savings Fund. The majority vote keeps camping funds in treasury for equipment. Initiation fees required for new scouts. The Troop plans days at the shore before school opens. Frederick Echweitzer, Scout Master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbury
Savings Fund Department
the Cranbury Bank
Frederick Echweitzer
Prohibition Voices At Hartford Get-Together In 1920s
At a Hartford Get-To-gether Club meeting prominent figures spoke on Prohibition. Bochman of the Anti-Saloon League cited prison vacancies and declines in drunks, while Rev. Potter recalled fewer intoxicated men and less liquor on lips. Nurse Langley noted fewer accidents and stronger resilience since prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Get-Together Club
Hartford
Connecticut
G. T. Bochman
Anti-Saloon League of
Wethersfield
New Heaven County
Rockwell Harmon Potter
Open Hearth Association
Mary P. Langley
R. N
Cyril and Julia
Round Peg in Round Hole Henry Ford
Henry Ford recounts how he steered his business through recent financial turmoil and the nation salutes his success. The article praises his manufacturing and distribution prowess while noting his peace efforts in Europe and commentary on politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Europe
Senate
Giants and Cobblers Clash In Farm Boys Baseball Tilt
A Cranbury Neck Road clash pitted the Giants against the Cobblers in a free admission, crowd-packed game at Charles Symmes’s south Cranbury diamond. Notables included pitcher Alex Farr, Bill Davison, Roy Scott, Geo. Davigon, Walter Dye, Carleton Campbell, Rus Spratford, Grover Stults, and observers Bennett and Denison. The Giants won 14 to 10 after a see-saw contest highlighted by Tom Allen’s lone homer and late Cobblers push. the piece notes crowd enthusiasm and playful banter amid farm community rivalry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbury
Cranbury Neck Road
Giants
Prospect Plains
Charles Symmes
South Cranbury
Symmes
Jack Dempsey
Gianta
Alex Farr
Cobblers
A. Farr
Bill” Davison
Bill
Willie
Uncle Sam
Tom Allen
Henry Conover
Tom
Roy Scott
Roy
Cranbury Nine
Caleb
Mershon
Geo. Davi
Gon
Walter Dye
Carleton Campbell
Rus” Spratford
Rus
Dr Dewey
Alagin
Grover Stults
Grover
Bennett
Denison
Cranbury Inn
Sought to Enhance Charms of the Roman toilette
The article describes Roman beauty practices as a grand toilette with Greek slave maids assisting. It notes long preparation times that once entertained poets and philosophers, the elaborate equipment including combs mirrors perfumes and rouge boxes, and male critics who condemned charm yet preferred charm in women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
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First Presbyterian
William Vogel
Cranbury Station
Hursday
Junior C. E. Society
J. E. Curry
H. N. Scott
H. W. Jeffers
Plainsboro
White Mountains
Geo. B. Mershon
First National Bank
Harding, Adams and Madden
Report of
Boys Scouts
North Jersey Coast
Asbury Park
Ocean Grove
Long Branch
Belmar Spring Lake
Sea Girt
Sea Flyers
Pennsylvania
Royal Wilton
Axminster
Wallace Nutting
Old Windsor
East State St
Trenton, N. J
Palm Beach
Daniel Block
Loming
South Broad St
Trenton N
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